Marcello Mastroianni: the “accidental ” star of Italian cinema.
Marcello Mastroianni: the ‘accidental’ star of Italian cinema. A Symposium to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth Friday 13th December, 1 -5pm at ICI London Italian Cultural Institute, London Organisers: Dr Ambra Moroncini (University of Sussex) and Dr Despoina Mantziani (University of Sussex) “I never confronted my work — cinema and theatre — like a real craftsman. I […]
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THE ITALIAN LIBRARY #20: The Year Ahead
ICI London is pleased to continue the “The Italian Library”, an initiative in collaboration with Ornella Tarantola and our library, The Montale Library. A series of evenings where we talk about books, with and by Italian writers, covering topics from Sanremo to horoscopes, from Gadda to podcasts, from Virginia Woolf to Artificial Intelligence. The Twentieth […]
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Journey to Italy Series – Emilia Romagna \ Marche La prima notte di quiete
Thursday 5 December 2024 at 6.30pm In Italian with English subtitles La prima notte di quiete (Indian Summer) Director: Valerio Zurlini Screenplay: Valerio Zurlini and Enrico Medioli Cast: Alain Delon, Sonia Petrovna, Giancarlo Giannini, Alida Valli, Lea Massari and Renato Salvatori Drama/ Romance/1972/2h 12min/colour The film tells the story of a gifted but restless young […]
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THE ITALIAN LIBRARY #19. Celebrating Pier Vittorio Tondelli
ICI London is pleased to continue the “The Italian Library”, an initiative in collaboration with Ornella Tarantola and our library, The Montale Library. A series of evenings where we talk about books, with and by Italian writers, covering topics from Sanremo to horoscopes, from Gadda to podcasts, from Virginia Woolf to Artificial Intelligence. Nineteenth Event: […]
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L’Italia baciata dalla luna
L’Italia baciata dalla luna – photographic exhibition 4 December 2024 – 3 January 2025 at ICI London The magic of two elements, the Moon and Water, permeates this wonderful new project by Uli Weber, being shown for the first time at the Italian Cultural Institute in London. The photographs pay homage to Italy, both one […]
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La bohème
La bohème at the Shaw Theatre Sunday 1 December, 5.30pm at the Shaw Theatre, 100-110 Euston Road, London NW1 2 AJ 2024 is Puccini’s centenary, and to celebrate this important anniversary the Italian Cultural Association Il Circolo, in collaboration with Italian composer and conductor Dimitri Scarlato and the Regium Lepidi Academy, are bringing to stage […]
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EVENT CANCELLED – Veronica Raimo in conversation with Stuart Evers
PLEASE NOTE, DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Veronica Raimo in conversation with Stuart Evers Friday 29 November, 6.30pm, ICI London ICI London and Virago Books are thrilled to welcome Veronica Raimo for an exclusive London event about her bestselling, prize-winning novel Lost on Me, translated by Leah Janeczko. A runaway bestseller […]
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Bellini Bacalov: Norma, una immensa storia d’amore
Thursday 28 November, 6.30pm Concert – event Bellini Bacalov: Norma, an immense love-story Fantasy and variations for Piano and Orchestra Rossana Tomassi Golkar will perform Bellini’s Norma in the form of Concert for Piano and Orchestra (in the PIano solo version) re-written in 2009 by Academy Award winner Luis Bacalov exclusively for her. Book your […]
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Background Noise – group exhibition
Background Noise – group exhibition 28 November 2024 – 16 January 2025 at Des Bains, 20 Great Portland Street, London W1W 8QR ICI London is pleased to support Background Noise, a group show featuring artists Carmela De Falco, Semin Hong, Magdalen Wong, and Orsola Zane, curated by Giulia Pollicita and Clara Rodorigo. Borrowing its title […]
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The Book Club 2024: Il treno dei bambini
The Book Club 2024. I romanzi e i luoghi. Il treno dei bambini di Viola Ardone Mercoledì 27 novembre, ore 18.00 presso la Biblioteca E. Montale In italiano. In presenza Nuova serie di appuntamenti con The Book Club per il 2024, in presenza, nella bellissima biblioteca dell’istituto, dedicata a Eugenio Montale. Il tema di quest’anno […]
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